2019–20 Belgian First Division A
On 2 April 2020, the Jupiler Pro League's board of directors agreed to propose to cancel the season early during the COVID-19 pandemic. Should this proposal be accepted, Club Brugge will be awarded the title. In the meantime UEFA has threatened to ban teams in Europe in case their respective leagues were terminated early without trying to have all remaining matches completed. The decision of whether to accept this proposal was initially meant to be decided by a vote at a meeting on 15 April 2020, but had been postponed three times.


2019–20 Belgian First Division A
The proposal was finally accepted by the General Assembly on 15 May 2020, confirming Club Brugge as 2019–20 First Division A champions.


2019–20 Belgian First Division A, Team changes
As 2018–19 Belgian First Division B champions, Mechelen would have replaced relegated Lokeren. However, as part of the 2017–19 Belgian football fraud scandal, Mechelen were found guilty of match-fixing at the end of the 2017–18 season, resulting in the club being relegated back to the First Division B and runners-up Beerschot taking the spot of Mechelen instead.


2019–20 Belgian First Division A, Team changes
Mechelen appealed the decision with the Belgian Court of Arbitration for Sports, which confirmed that KV Mechelen was indeed guilty of match-fixing, but that according to the rules of the Royal Belgian Football Association, relegation is no longer a possible penalty as the match-fixing occurred more that one season ago. KV Mechelen was thus allowed to play in the Belgian First Division A, but did get banned from participating in the UEFA Europa League and the Belgian Cup for one season.


2019–20 Belgian First Division A, Format change
While the regular season remains unchanged, the end of season play-offs have been altered somewhat, specifically the Europa League play-offs will now be played by 16 instead of 12 teams. Taking part will be the bottom ten teams together with the six top teams from the Belgian First Division B, to be divided in four groups of four teams. The four group winners will play semi-finals and a final to determine the team which will play the fourth (or fifth) placed team from the championship play-offs for the remaining ticket into the UEFA Europa League.


2019–20 Belgian First Division A, Format change
This change allows both the team relegating from the 2019–20 Belgian First Division A and the 2019–20 Belgian First Division B champion to take part in the Europa League play-offs, allowing these teams to bridge the gap of nearly six months without any matches as used to be the case in previous seasons.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B
The 2019–20 season of the Belgian First Division B began in August 2019 and was scheduled to end in April 2020 but will eventually conclude on 2 August 2020 with the return leg of the promotion playoff.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B
Since mid-March all matches had been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, which was just a few days before the return leg of the promotion play-offs was to be played. A few weeks later, Lokeren was declared bankrupt and ceased to exist, while both Roeselare and Virton were refused a professional football license due to financial difficulties, meaning they were both relegated and no relegation play-offs were necessary. On 15 May 2020, the general meeting of the Belgian Pro League clubs decided to end the season, with the exception of the return leg of the promotion play-offs.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B
OH Leuven and Beerschot were forced to find a date and location for the return leg to decide promotion, before the start of the 2020–21 season on 7 August 2020. In case both teams did not come to an agreement, or the COVID-19 pandemic prevented the match to be played in time, Westerlo will be promoted instead as team which scored the most points overall.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B
As the Belgian health safety council has prohibited sports competitions until the end of July and public events until the end of August, the match was scheduled to be played behind closed doors in the first weekend of August, just a few days before the start of the next season. Just two days before the match was scheduled to take place, the decision was overturned and instead the Belgian First Division A was expanded to 18 teams, meaning both Beerschot and OH Leuven were promoted. The final was still played to determine the champion.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Format changes
While the regular season format remains unchanged, consisting of two separate round-robin tournaments, the end of season playoff system has been altered somewhat, specifically the Europa League playoffs will now be played by 16 instead of 12 teams, meaning that now the top six teams in the aggregate standings of the First Division B will take part in these playoffs, including the team which has gained promotion. Until the 2018–19 season, only the three highest finishers (not including the promoting team) would enter.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Format changes
As a consequence, from this season on only two teams will not enter the Europa League playoffs, namely the bottom two teams in the aggregate standings.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Format changes
Instead of a relegation tournament with the bottom four teams as was previously the case, now only these two teams will play the relegation playoffs, in which both teams will meet up to five times in a row, in a system similar to the one used a few seasons ago in the 2014–15 Belgian Pro League, with the team which finished 7th during the regular season starting with a three-point bonus and hosting three of the five home matches. The team with the fewest points after five matches will be relegated to the 2020–21 Belgian First Amateur Division.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Promotion play-offs
The winners of the opening tournament and the closing tournament compete in a two-legged match to determine the division champion, who will be promoted to the 2020–21 Belgian First Division A. The team finishing highest in the aggregate table will host the return leg. In case a single team wins both the opening and the closing tournament, that team will be promoted automatically and no play-offs will be organized.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Promotion play-offs
On 8 November 2019, OH Leuven assured itself of winning the opening tournament following an away win at Virton. As such OH Leuven was certain of playing at least the promotion play-offs at the end of the season. On 21 February, following a loss against Union SG, OH Leuven could no longer win the closing tournament, meaning that promotion play-offs will be necessary to determine the overall champion. One week later, Beerschot won the second period, becoming the opponent of OH Leuven in the promotion play-offs.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Promotion play-offs
After the first leg was played, the second leg was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mid -May, the Belgian association of professional football clubs decided that the second leg should take place behind closed doors in the first weekend of August to determine the champion and promoting team, on 2 August 2020. In case the final match could not be played, Westerlo would be promoted as the team with the most points in the aggregate table.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Promotion play-offs
However, on 31 July 2020, just two days before the actual final match, the decision was overturned and instead the 2020–21 Belgian First Division A would be expanded to 18 (from 16) teams, meaning both OH Leuven and Beerschot would be promoted. It was decided the promotional final would still be played to determine the champion of the 2019–20 Belgian First Division B.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Promotion play-offs, Summary, First Leg
The first match saw Beerschot starting strong, with Kenneth Schuermans nearly deflecting a free-kick by Raphael Holzhauser into his own goal in just the first minute. OH Leuven replied with a long ball to Mathieu Maertens who saw the ball tackled away from him in last instance by Joren Dom, else he would have had a free run on goal.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Promotion play-offs, Summary, First Leg
With 20 minutes played, Frédéric Frans also almost scored an own goal, after deflecting a free kick against the cross bar with Mike Vanhamel beaten, but a few seconds later on the other end it was his teammate Tarik Tissoudali opening the score for Beerschot, after first holding off former Beerschot player Jan Van den Bergh and then slotting in the ball past Laurent Henkinet. From that moment, Beerschot took over, forcing Henkinet to several saves, twice through a Joren Dom header, once after a shot by Marius Noubissi.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Promotion play-offs, Summary, First Leg
At the start of the second half, Vincent Euvrard brought on offensive winger Yannick Aguemon with the hope of creating more chances, but it was Beerschot who nearly scored immediately after the break, with Frans getting a free header after a Tissoudali run, but being unable to reach the ball completely, harmlessly sending it over the bar. From that moment, OH Leuven got more and more into the match, but both Kamal Sowah and Thomas Henry forgot to send a pass to Jérémy Perbet, who twice ran well to find the open space but did not get the ball.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Promotion play-offs, Summary, First Leg
Beerschot suddenly scored a second goal, again through Tissoudali, but saw it disallowed by the VAR for offside. OH Leuven kept pushing for an away goal, but both Maertens (not enough power behind the shot) and Aguemon (shot wide) failed their attempts. Ten minutes before time, Henry got the best chance for OH Leuven, but his close-range header was miraculously saved by Vanhamel with an instinctive reflex.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Promotion play-offs, Summary, Second Leg
In an empty stadium in Leuven, and no longer with the promotion at stake as both clubs were now certain of being promoted, Beerschot took the initiative in the first minutes of the second leg, with minor attempts by Tissoudali and Noubissi before OH Leuven took control. Both Maertens and Henru had efforts on goal which were saved by Vanhamel, while Sowah aimed a long-range strike against the bottom of the crossbar with Vanhamel beaten, but just inches too high for the opening goal.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Promotion play-offs, Summary, Second Leg
Beerschot was suffering, but took the lead out of the blue just before half time, as a sharp corner kick by Holzhauser resulted in an own-goal following a deflection by Schuermans, the scoreline not reflecting the flow of play going into the break. OH Leuven now needed three goals, but was not as efficient as Beerschot, as early in the second half Frédéric Duplus fumbled and allowed Tissoudali to easily tap in the second goal. Ten minutes later Noubissi scored the third from a sharp angle.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Promotion play-offs, Summary, Second Leg
In the final minutes, Perbet scored the consolation goal for the home team through a header, while Euloge Placca Fessou set the final score at 1–4. Beerschot thus won the tie by an aggregate score of 5–1, becoming 2019–20 Belgian First Division B champions, while OH Leuven was promoted as well.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Play-offs III
The relegation playoffs, more commonly known as playoffs 3, were scheduled to be played by the two bottom teams in the overall season standings. These two teams would play a separate competition, playing each other five times between 20 March and 26 April, with the team which finished higher during the regular season starting with three bonus points and home advantage in the first match.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Play-offs III
On 16 February 2020, following a 0–2 loss against Virton, Lokeren could no longer avoid these playoffs. One week later, following a draw away to Roeselare, Lokeren was also sure of finishing last and thus would start with a three-point deficit. On the final matchday on 28 February 2020, Roeselare only drew away to Lommel, meaning they would have become the opponents of Lokeren in Play-offs III.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Play-offs III
Initially, these playoffs were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but in the end, they were canceled as on 20 April 2020 Lokeren was declared bankrupt and ceased to exist. Following a merge with KSV Temse a new club was created, Lokeren-Temse, starting at the fourth level (Belgian Second Amateur Division). As such, Roeselare would have been saved, but three weeks later on 11 May 2020 they were refused a professional football license, meaning they were still relegated to the 2020–21 Belgian First Amateur Division.


2019–20 Belgian First Division B, Season statistics, Team of the season
Upon completion of the regular season a team of the season award was compiled, based upon the results of the team of the week results throughout the season, constructed based on nominations from managers, assistant-managers, journalists and analysts. The results were announced from 23 March 2020, with one player revealed each day.


2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division
The 2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division was the fourth season of the division in its current format, placed at the fourth-tier of football in Belgium. Mid -March all matches were temporarily postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, only to be canceled permanently two weeks later, with the standing as of March 12 counting as final. As a result, Knokke, Tienen and Francs Borains were crowned champions in their respective league and were each promoted to the 2020–21 Belgian First Amateur Division.


2019–20 Belgian Second Amateur Division
The division consists of three separate leagues, each containing 16 teams. Leagues A and B consist of teams with a license from the Voetbalfederatie Vlaanderen (VFV, the Flemish/Dutch speaking wing of the Belgian FA), while league C contains teams with a license from the Association des Clubs Francophones de Football (ACFF, the French-speaking wing of the RBFA). The champions from each of the three leagues will promote to the 2020–21 Belgian First Amateur Division. The fixtures were announced in early July 2019.


2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division
The 2019–20 Belgian Third Amateur Division was the fourth season of the division in its current format. Mid -March all matches were temporarily postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, only to be canceled permanently two weeks later, with the standing as of March 12th counting as final. As a result, Knokke, Tienen and Francs Borains were crowned champions in their respective league and were each promoted to the 2020–21 Belgian Second Amateur Division.


2019–20 Belgian Women's Super League
The 2019–20 Belgian Women's Super League season was the 5th edition since its establishment in 2015. Anderlecht were the defending champions.


2019–20 Belgian Women's Super League
In the second half of the season the competition was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium. The current standings were declared final and Anderlecht were awarded the championship. It marked their third title in a row.


2019–20 Belgian Women's Super League, League Standings
In the first stage teams were to play each other four times, for 20 matches each. Then the second round would have followed.


2019–20 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team represented Belmont University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by first-year head coach Casey Alexander, played their home games at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 26–7, 15–3 in OVC play to finish in a tie for the OVC regular season championship. They defeated Eastern Kentucky and Murray State to be champions of the OVC Tournament. They earned the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However, the NCAA Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bruins finished the 2018–19 season 27–6 overall, 16–2 in OVC play to finish as Ohio Valley regular season co-champions, alongside Murray State. In the OVC Tournament, they defeated Austin Peay in the semifinals, advancing to the championship, where they were defeated by Murray State. Due to their successful season, they received an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament, earning the No. 11 seed in the East Region. They were matched up against fellow No. 11 seed Temple in the First Four, winning the game 81–70, earning their first NCAA Tournament win in program history. They faced No. 6 seeded Maryland in the First Round, nearly pulling off the upset, losing 77–79.


2019–20 Belmont Bruins men's basketball team, Previous season
On April 1, 2019, longtime head coach Rick Byrd announced that he was retiring, after leading the team for 33 years. On April 10, Lipscomb head coach and Belmont alum Casey Alexander was named as Byrd's successor.


2019–20 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season was the 64th season of play for the program, the 21st at the Division I level and the 10th in the WCHA conference. The Beavers represented Bemidji State University and were coached by Tom Serratore, in his 19th season.


2019–20 Bemidji State Beavers men's ice hockey season
The team's season ended abruptly when the WCHA announced that the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States on March 12, 2020.


2019–20 Bendigo Spirit season
The 2019–20 Bendigo Spirit season is the 13th season for the franchise in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL).


2019–20 Bendigo Spirit season
This is the Spirit's first season under new head coach, Tracy York, who overtook the role from Simon Pritchard after he spent four seasons in the position.


2019–20 Benevento Calcio season
The 2019–20 season was the second consecutive season of Benevento in the second division of Italian football after relegation from Serie A in 2018.


2019–20 Benevento Calcio season
Along with competing in the league, the club also participated in the Coppa Italia.


2019–20 Benevento Calcio season
On 29 June 2020, Benevento secured promotion to the Serie A with seven matches to spare. At the time, Benevento had won 23 of their 31 league games and lost just once, and had a 24-point advantage over nearest rivals Crotone and Cittadella. Ascoli were the last club to be promoted with seven games remaining, and they did so in 1977–78 when only two points were awarded for a victory.


2019–20 Benevento Calcio season, Players, Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Benevento Calcio season, Players, Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Benevento Calcio season, Competitions, Serie B, Positions by round
The table lists the positions of Benevento after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.


2019–20 Bengaluru FC season
The 2019–20 season was the Bengaluru FC's seventh season as club since its establishment in 2013.


2019–20 Bengaluru FC season, Background, Transfers
In May 2019, Bengaluru FC signed goal keeper Prabhsukhan Singh Gill and midfielder Suresh Singh Wangjam from Indian Arrows. Bengaluru also signed a contract extension with Kean Lewis, Dimas Delgado and Albert Serrán. Midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh returned to Bengaluru FC for a one-year deal. On 17 July Bengaluru FC announced signing of Spanish forward Manuel Onwu Bengaluru FC announced signing of Brazilian midfielder Raphael Augusto on two year deal. On 27 August Bengaluru FC announced signing of India international midfielder Ashique Kuruniyan on four year deal from FC Pune City for undisclosed transfer fee.


2019–20 Bengaluru FC season, Background, Transfers
In the mid season transfer window, Bengaluru FC signed Jamaican striker Deshorn Brown as seventh foreigner. Brown signed for one and half year, will keep him with the club till the end of the 2020-21 season. On 28 January Bengaluru FC announced signing of spanish winger Nili Perdomo till end of the season. He replaced striker Manuel Onwu On 12 February Bengaluru FC announced signing of Jamaican striker Kevaughn Frater in place of injured Raphael Augusto on short term deal.


2019–20 Bengaluru FC season, Background, Transfers
On 4 June Bengaluru FC announced transfer of midfielder Boithang Haokip to East Bengal for undisclosed fee. Spanish midfielder Xisco Hernández signed for Delhi Dynamos. Venezuelan striker Miku ended his two year stint with the club. Midfielder Myron Mendessigned for Gokulam Kerala. Goalkeeper Soram Poirei signed for NorthEast United. Midfielder Bidyananda Singh signed for Mumbai City FC. Robinson Singh and Asheer Akhtar who were promoted from reserves team to the senior team, joined TRAU F.C. and East Bengal F.C. respectively. Foreign players Álex Barrera, Chencho Gyeltshen, and Luisma were also released.


2019–20 Bengaluru FC season, Background, Transfers
In the winter transfer window, Ajay Chhetri was loaned out to Hyderabad FC till the end of the season. Edmund Lalrindika was given two years contract extension and loaned out to I-League side East Bengal F.C. till the end of the season. Striker Manuel Onwu was loaned out to Odisha FC till the end of the season.


2019–20 Bengaluru FC season, Pre-season and friendlies
Bengaluru FC started pre-season with a friendly against I-League club Churchill Brothers on 27 September 2019 at Bellary. Bengaluru won the game 3–1 with Erik Paartalu scoring the opening goal and Ajay Chhetri scoring a brace in the second half. Playing the next friendly against Gokulam Kerala, Bengaluru were handed 1–3 defeat, with Kean Lewis scoring the solitary goal. In the final phase of pre-season, Bengaluru played two games against Minerva Punjab F.C., winning the first 1–0 with a goal from Thongkhosiem Haokip, and losing the second by the same margin.


2019–20 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup
As the winner of 2018–19 Indian Super League season, Bengaluru FC qualified for 2020 AFC Cup qualifiers. This will be Bengaluru's fifth appearance in the tournament after missing out in 2019.


2019–20 Bengaluru FC season, Competitions, AFC Cup, Qualifying play-offs
Bengaluru FC faced Paro FC from Bhutan in preliminary round and won 10–1 on aggregate to advance for playoff round. In playoff round Bengaluru FC faced Maziya S&RC from Maldives, but failed to advance after losing out on penalties.


2019–20 Bengaluru FC season, Coaching Staff, Management
Carles Cuadrat extended his contract for two years with the club after the successful 2018–19 season.


2019–20 Bengaluru FC season, Awards, Player of the Month award
Awarded monthly to the player that was chosen by fan voting


2019–20 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season
The 2019-20 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season was the 43rd season of play for the program, the 21st at the Division I level, and the 17th season in the Atlantic Hockey conference. The Falcons represented Bentley University and were coached by Ryan Soderquist, in his 18th season.


2019–20 Bentley Falcons men's ice hockey season
On March 12, 2020, Atlantic Hockey announced that the remainder of the conference tournament was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Bermudian Premier Division
The 2019–20 Bermudian Premier Division is the 57th season of the Bermudian Premier Division, the highest tier of football in Bermuda. The season began on 21 September 2019 and was scheduled to conclude on 22 March 2020. However, the final round was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 27 May, the final round was cancelled and all remaining matches were awarded as 0-0 draws.


2019–20 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team represent Bethune–Cookman University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 3rd-year head coach Ryan Ridder, play their home games at Moore Gymnasium in Daytona Beach, Florida as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.


2019–20 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 14–17 overall, 9–7 in MEAC play, finishing in a tie for fifth place. The team received a No. 5 seed in the MEAC Tournament, where they were defeated 71–80 in the quarterfinals by No. 5 seed Howard.


2019–20 Beşiktaş J.K. season
The 2019–20 Beşiktaş J.K. season was the club's 116th year since its foundation, 98th season of competitive football and the club's 61st season contesting the Süper Lig, the top division of Turkish football. The season consisted of the period between 1 July 2019 and 25 July 2020.


2019–20 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Season events
On 1 June 2019, Şenol Güneş became manager of the Turkey national team, with Abdullah Avcı taking over in his place.


2019–20 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Season events
On 19 March, the Turkish Football Federation suspended all football due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Season events
On 4 May, Loris Karius announced that he had terminated his loan deal with Beşiktaş.


2019–20 Beşiktaş J.K. season, Season events
On 13 May, the Turkish Football Federation announced that the Süper Lig would resume on 12 June.


2019–20 Biathlon IBU Cup
The 2019–20 Biathlon IBU Cup was a multi-race tournament over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. IBU Cup is the second-rank competition in biathlon after the Biathlon World Cup. The season started on 25 November 2019 in Sjusjøen, Norway and ended on 8 March 2020 in Minsk-Raubichi, Belarus. The defending overall champions from the 2018–19 Biathlon IBU Cup were Anton Babikov and Victoria Slivko from Russia.


2019–20 Biathlon IBU Cup, Calendar
Below is the IBU Cup calendar for the 2019–20 season.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup (BWC) was a multi-race series over a season of biathlon, organised by the International Biathlon Union. The season started on 30 November 2019 in Östersund, Sweden and ended on 14 March 2020 in Kontiolahti, Finland, a week and a day earlier than planned.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup, Calendar
Below was the IBU World Cup calendar for the 2019–20 season.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup, Points distribution
The table shows the number of points won in the 2019/20 Biathlon World Cup for men and women. Relay events do not impact individual rankings.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup, Retirements
The following notable biathletes retired during or after the 2019–20 season:


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men started on 4 December 2019 in Östersund and will finished on 19 February 2020 in Antholz-Anterselva.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Men, Competition format
The individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds. The distance skied is usually 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) with a fixed penalty time of one minute per missed target that is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. In the "Short Individual" the distance is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) with a penalty time of 45 seconds per missed target.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women started on 5 December 2019 in Östersund and will finished on 18 February 2020 in Antholz-Anterselva.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Individual Women, Competition format
The individual race is the oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, standing, prone, standing, totalling 20 targets. Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds. The distance skied is usually 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) with a fixed penalty time of one minute per missed target that is added to the skiing time of the biathlete. In the "Short Individual" the distance is 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) with a penalty time of 45 seconds per missed target.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men started on 22 December 2019 in Le Grand-Bornand and was finished on 8 March 2020 in Nové Město.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men, Competition format
In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men, Competition format
In this 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) competition, the distance is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone and two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to the competitor's bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race), with the rest of the shooting bouts being on a first-come, first-served basis (if a competitor arrives at the lane in fifth place, they shoot at lane 5).


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Men, Competition format
As in the sprint and pursuit, competitors must ski one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop for each miss. Here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line (half that of the pursuit) as here all contestants start simultaneously.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women started on 22 December 2019 in Le Grand-Bornand and was finish on 8 March 2020 in Nové Město. The defending champion is Hanna Öberg of Sweden.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women, Competition format
In the mass start, all biathletes start at the same time and the first across the finish line wins.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women, Competition format
In this 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) competition, the distance is skied over five laps; there are four bouts of shooting (two prone and two standing, in that order) with the first shooting bout being at the lane corresponding to the competitor's bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of position in race), with the rest of the shooting bouts being on a first-come, first-served basis (if a competitor arrives at the lane in fifth place, they shoot at lane 5).


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mass start Women, Competition format
As in the sprint and pursuit, competitors must ski one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop for each miss. Here again, to avoid unwanted congestion, World Cup Mass starts are held with only the 30 top ranking athletes on the start line (half that of the pursuit) as here all contestants start simultaneously.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay started on Saturday 30 November, 2019 in Östersund and will finished on Sunday 15 March, 2020 in Kontiolahti. The defending team was Norway.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes. Legs 1 and 2 are skied by the women, and legs 3 and 4 by the men. Two variation have this competition. The both gender's legs are 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) or the women's legs are 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) and men's legs are 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi). Every athlete's leg is skied over three laps, with two shooting rounds: one prone and one standing.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually from the spare round holders or from bullets deposited by the athlete into trays or onto the mat at the firing line. If after eight bullets there are still standing targets, one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop must be taken for each remaining target. The first-leg participants all start at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of their position in the race), then for the remainder of the relay, the athletes shoot at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived (arrive at the range in 5th place, shoot at lane five).


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Mixed Relay, Competition format
The single mixed relay involves one male and one female biathlete each completing two legs consisting of one prone and one standing shoot. The female biathletes all start the race at the same time and complete one 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) leg before exchanging with their male counterparts who complete one 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) leg before exchanging again with the female skier who after completing another leg switches again with the male biathlete who completes the race. The rules regarding shooting are the same as in the regular mixed relay.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Nation Men
The Nation's Cup Score Men in the 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup is led by Norway, who is the defending titlist. Each nation's score comprises the points earned by its three best placed athletes in every Sprint and Individual competition, the points earned in the Women's Relay competitions, and half of the points earned in the Mixed Relay competitions.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Nation Women
The Nation's Cup Score Women in the 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup is led by Norway, whom is the defending titlist. Each nation's score comprises the points earned by its three best placed athletes in every Sprint and Individual competition, the points earned in the Women's Relay competitions, and half of the points earned in the Mixed Relay competitions.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Men
In the men's 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup total score, for each participating athlete the points earned in all Individual, Sprint, Pursuit and Mass start competitions held during the season are added up with the two lowest scores subtracted at the end of the season to give that athlete's final score. This includes the results from the Biathlon World Championships 2020 (held between the World Cup stages in Pokljuka and Nové Město).


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Men, Standings
In each event places 1 to 40 (1 to 30 in a Mass start) are awarded points, a victory being worth 60 points. The full point system is shown in the table on the right. In a Mass start event only 30 athletes are allowed to participate and the points awarded for ranks 22 to 30 differ from the system used in other events. Equal placings (ties) give an equal number of points.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Men, Standings
An athlete's total World Cup Score is the sum of all World Cup points earned in the season, minus the points from 2 events in which the athlete got their worst scores. Ties in this score are broken by comparing the tied athletes' number of victories. If this number is the same for the athletes in question, the number of second places is compared, and so on. If a tie cannot be broken by this procedure, it remains a tie.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Women
In the women's 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup total score, for each participating athlete the points earned in all Individual, Sprint, Pursuit and Mass start competitions held during the season are added up with the two lowest scores subtracted at the end of the season to give that athlete's final score. This includes the results from the Biathlon World Championships 2020 (held between the World Cup stages in Pokljuka and Nové Město).


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Women, Standings
In each event places 1 to 40 (1 to 30 in a Mass start) are awarded points, a victory being worth 60 points. The full point system is shown in the table on the right. In a Mass start event only 30 athletes are allowed to participate and the points awarded for ranks 22 to 30 differ from the system used in other events. Equal placings (ties) give an equal number of points.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Overall Women, Standings
An athlete's total World Cup Score is the sum of all World Cup points earned in the season, minus the points from 2 events in which the athlete got their worst scores. Ties in this score are broken by comparing the tied athletes' number of victories. If this number is the same for the athletes in question, the number of second places is compared, and so on. If a tie cannot be broken by this procedure, it remains a tie.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men started on 14 December 2019 in Hochfilzen and was finished on 14 March 2020 in Kontiolahti.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Men, Competition format
The 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) pursuit race is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, prone, standing, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a biathlete has to run a 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop. Competitors' starts are staggered, according to the result of the previous sprint race.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women started on Sunday 15 December 2019 in Hochfilzen and was finished on Saturday 14 March 2020 in Kontiolahti. The defending titlist, Dorothea Wierer of Italy.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Pursuit Women, Competition format
The 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) pursuit race is skied over five laps. The biathlete shoots four times at any shooting lane, in the order of prone, prone, standing, standing, totalling 20 targets. For each missed target a biathlete has to run a 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop. Competitors' starts are staggered, according to the result of the previous sprint race.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men started on Saturday 7 December, 2019 in Östersund and finished on Saturday 7 March, 2020 in Nové Město. The defending team was Norway.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes. Every athlete's leg is skied over three 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) laps for a total of 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi), with two shooting rounds: one prone and one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually from the spare round holders or from bullets deposited by the athlete into trays or onto the mat at the firing line.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
If after eight bullets there are still standing targets, one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop must be taken for each remaining target. The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Men, Competition format
On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of their position in the race), then for the remainder of the relay, the athletes shoot at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived (arrive at the range in 5th place, shoot at lane five).


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women started on 8 December 2019 in Östersund and will finished on 7 March 2020 in Nové Město. Norway was the title holder.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
The relay teams consist of four biathletes. Every athlete's leg is skied over three 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) laps for a total of 6 kilometres (3.7 mi), with two shooting rounds: one prone and one standing. For every round of five targets there are eight bullets available, though the last three can only be single-loaded manually from the spare round holders or from bullets deposited by the athlete into trays or onto the mat at the firing line.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
If after eight bullets there are still standing targets, one 150 metres (490 ft) penalty loop must be taken for each remaining target. The first-leg participants start all at the same time, and as in cross-country skiing relays, every athlete of a team must touch the team's next-leg participant to perform a valid changeover.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Relay Women, Competition format
On the first shooting stage of the first leg, the participant must shoot in the lane corresponding to their bib number (bib #10 shoots at lane #10 regardless of their position in the race), then for the remainder of the relay, the athletes shoot at the lane corresponding to the position they arrived (arrive at the range in 5th place, shoot at lane five).


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men started on 1 December 2019 in Östersund and was finished on 12 March 2020 in Kontiolahti.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Men, Competition format
The 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres (490 ft). Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women started on 1 December 2019 in Östersund and will finished on 13 March 2020 in Kontiolahti. The defending champion Anastasiya Kuzmina retired after the 2018-19 season.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Sprint Women, Competition format
The 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) sprint race is the third oldest biathlon event; the distance is skied over three laps. The biathlete shoots two times at any shooting lane, first prone, then standing, totalling 10 targets. For each missed target the biathlete has to complete a penalty lap of around 150 metres (490 ft). Competitors' starts are staggered, normally by 30 seconds.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 1
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2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 1
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 1 was the opening event of the season and was held in Östersund, Sweden, from 30 November to 8 December 2019.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 2
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 2 was the second event of the season and is held in Hochfilzen, Austria, from 13 to 15 December 2019.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 3
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 3 was the third event of the season and is held in Annecy-Le Grand-Bornand, France, from 19 to 22 December 2019.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 4
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 4 was the fourth event of the season and is held in Oberhof, Germany, from 9 to 12 January 2020.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 5
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 5 was the fifth event of the season and is held in Ruhpolding, Germany, from 15 to 19 January 2020.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 6
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 6 was the sixth event of the season and is held in Pokljuka, Slovenia, from 23 to 26 January 2020.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 7
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 7 was the seventh event of the season and is held in Nové Město, Czech Republic, from 5 to 8 March 2020.


2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 8
The 2019–20 Biathlon World Cup – Stage 8 was the eighth event of the season and is held in Kontiolahti, Finland, from 12 to 14 March 2020. Originally, two relay races would have been held on March 15, but this was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season
The 2019–20 Big 12 men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Regular season conference play started in December 2019 and concluded in March 2019. The Big 12 Tournament was scheduled to be held from March 11 through 14 and will be played at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri, but it was cancelled after the first round due to the coronavirus pandemic.


2019–20 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season, Coaches, Coaching changes
There were no head coaching changes following the 2018–19 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season.


2019–20 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season, Coaches, Head coaches
Note: Stats are through the beginning of the season. All stats and records are from time at current school only.


2019–20 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, Big 12 Tournament
All 10 conference teams will participate in the tournament. The top six teams earn a first round bye.


2019–20 Big 12 Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, Big 12 Tournament
Teams will be seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.


2019–20 Big Bash League season
The 2019–20 Big Bash League season or BBL|09 was the ninth season of the Big Bash League, the professional men's Twenty20 domestic cricket competition in Australia. The tournament started on 17 December 2019 and concluded on 8 February 2020.


2019–20 Big Bash League season
The length of the season was shortened compared to that from the last year, while the number of matches was increased from 59 to 61 from the previous season. The knock-outs were revamped into a play-off system, with the top two teams in the league getting a second chance to make it to the final even if they lost the first match in the play-offs. The play-off matches were given unique monikers, namely The Eliminator, The Qualifier, The Knock-Out, The Challenger followed by The Final.


2019–20 Big Bash League season
The Melbourne Renegades were the defending champions, but finished last in the round-robin group stage. In the final, the Sydney Sixers beat the Melbourne Stars by 19 runs to win the tournament.


2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season
The 2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2020.


2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes
In April 2019, Chris Mullin resigned as the head coach of St. John's, leaving the program after four seasons. On April 19, Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson was hired by St. John's as Mullin's replacement.


2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason poll
Prior to the season, the Big East conducted a poll of Big East coaches. Coaches do not place their own team on their ballots.


2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.


2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Player of the week
Throughout the season, the Big East Conference named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday.


2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, Big East Awards
Markus Howard† – MarquetteMyles Powell† – Seton HallSaddiq Bey† – VillanovaKamar Baldwin – ButlerTy-Shon Alexander – CreightonNaji Marshall – Xavier


2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, Big East Awards
Marcus Zegarowski† – CreightonPaul Reed – DePaulCollin Gillespie – VillanovaAlpha Diallo – ProvidenceTyrique Jones – Xavier


2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, Big East Awards
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl† – VillanovaJustin Moore† – VillanovaRomeo Weems – DePaulJulian Champagnie – St. John'sZach Freemantle – XavierKyKy Tandy – Xavier


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The 2019–20 Big Ten men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season on November 5, 2019. The regular season ended on March 8, 2020.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
With a win against Indiana on March 7, 2020, Wisconsin earned a share of the Big Ten regular season championship. With a win over Michigan on March 8, Maryland earned a share of their first Big Ten regular season championship. Also with a win on March 8 against Ohio State, Michigan State earned a share of their third straight Big Ten regular season championship. Due to tie-breaking rules, Wisconsin received the No. 1 seed, Michigan State the No. 2 seed, and Maryland the No. 3 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
The Big Ten Tournament was scheduled to be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana from March 11 through 15, until the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA Tournament was likewise canceled on March 12.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season
Iowa big man Luka Garza was named Big Ten Player of the Year. Wisconsin coach Greg Gard was named Coach of the Year.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes prior to the season, Nebraska
On March 26, 2019, Nebraska fired head coach Tim Miles. Four days later, the school hired former Chicago Bulls' head coach Fred Hoiberg as the next head coach.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes prior to the season, Michigan
On May 13, 2019, Michigan head coach John Beilein left the school to accept the head coaching position with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Nine days later, the school hired former Michigan player and member of the "Fab Five" Juwan Howard as head coach.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason conference poll
Prior to the conference's annual media day, unofficial awards and a poll were chosen by a panel of 28 writers, two for each team in the conference. Michigan State was the near unanimous selection to win the conference, receiving 27 of 28 first-place votes.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Big Ten
On October 2, 2019, a panel of conference media selected a 10-member preseason All-Big Ten Team and Player of the Year.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Rankings
On December 2, 2019, Michigan tied the 1989–90 Kansas Jayhawks for the largest jump in the history of the AP Poll as they jumped from unranked to No. 4.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Early season tournaments
Nine of the 14 Big Ten teams participated in early season tournaments. All Big Ten teams participated in the ACC–Big Ten Challenge against Atlantic Coast Conference teams, the 21st year for the event. Eight of the 14 teams participated in the Gavitt Tipoff Games, including Michigan State who participated for the first time.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Player of the week
Throughout the conference regular season, the Big Ten offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Player of the week
Cassius Winston was named the Naismith National Player of the Week on January 6, 2020.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Regular season, Conference matrix
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team will play 20 conference games, and at least one game against each opponent.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, All-Big Ten awards and teams
On March 9, 2019, the Big Ten announced most of its conference awards.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, USBWA
On March 10, the U.S. Basketball Writers Association released its Men's All-District Teams, based upon voting from its national membership. There were nine regions from coast to coast, and a player and coach of the year were selected in each. The following lists all the Big Ten representatives selected within their respective regions.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Honors and awards, NABC
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced their Division I All-District teams on March 22, recognizing the nation's best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, the selections on this list were then eligible for NABC Coaches' All-America Honors. The following list represented the District 7 players chosen to the list.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Postseason, Big Ten Tournament
After the first two games of the tournament were played on March 11, the conference canceled the remainder of the tournament due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
The 2019–20 Big Ten women's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season in November 2019. The regular season ended in March, 2020.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season
The Big Ten Tournament was be played at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana in March 2020.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season, Head coaches, Coaching changes prior to the season, Penn State
On March 9, 2019, Penn State fired head coach Coquese Washington. On April 3, 2019, the school hired Carolyn Kieger away from Marquette to serve as head coach.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason conference poll
The Big Ten released the preseason ranking on October 23, 2019 which featured a ranking by both media and coaches.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season, Preseason, Preseason All-Big Ten
On October 21, 2019, a panel of conference media selected a 10-member preseason All-Big Ten Team and Player of the Year.


2019–20 Big Ten Conference women's basketball season, Regular season, Early season tournaments
Nine of the 14 Big Ten teams participated in early season tournaments. All Big Ten teams participated in the ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge against Atlantic Coast Conference teams, the 13th year for the event.


2019–20 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
The 2019–20 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team represented Binghamton University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Binghamton University Events Center in Vestal, New York and were led by eighth-year head coach Tommy Dempsey. They finished the season 10–19, 4–12 in America East play to finish in last place.


2019–20 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team
On July 14, 2019, incoming sophomore and political science major Calistus Anyichie drowned in the upper portion of Buttermilk Falls State Park near Ithaca, New York.


2019–20 Binghamton Bearcats men's basketball team, Previous season
The Bearcats finished the 2018–19 season 10–23 overall, 5–11 in conference play to finish in seventh place. As the 7th seed in the 2019 America East Men's Basketball Tournament, they upset 2nd seeded Stony Brook in the quarterfinals 78–72, then lost to top-seeded Vermont 51–84 in the semifinals.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Birmingham City Football Club's 117th season in the English football league system and ninth consecutive season in the second-tier Championship. The team finished 20th in the Championship, having avoided relegation on the final day of the season despite losing their own match, after other results went in their favour and Wigan Athletic suffered a 12-point deduction for entering administration. As with all English Football League clubs, the first team also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup. They reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, in which they lost 1–0 away to Premier League club Leicester City, and were eliminated in the first round of the EFL Cup, a match in which a inexperienced Birmingham team lost 3–0 away to Portsmouth of League One.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season
On 13 March 2020, as an initial response to the coronavirus pandemic, professional football in England was suspended until 3 April at the earliest. The Championship resumed behind closed doors on 20 June.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season
Pep Clotet confirmed on 8 June that he would leave the club at the end of the season, but after a series of poor results, he left by mutual consent on 8 July with four matches of the season remaining.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to the end of the 2019–20 Championship season.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
After a 2018–19 season in which, according to the Birmingham Mail, manager Garry Monk turned the team into "a side vastly superior than the sum of its parts" to keep them in the top half of the table until a run of losses in March and a nine-point deduction for breaches of the EFL's Profitability and Sustainability Rules led to a 17th-place finish. He was sacked on 18 June.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
CEO Ren Xuandong claimed it was because of "his attempt to use a single agent in transfer deals and his refusal to adapt the team's style of play"; "sources close to Monk" disagreed, and "suggested that Ren's comments were designed to explain the surprise sacking ... that has been badly received by many Birmingham fans." A club statement called for "a fresh and modern footballing philosophy" and committed to improving the squad "sensibly and effectively" while making best use of emerging in-house players. Monk's assistant, Pep Clotet, was appointed caretaker head coach, the remainder of the backroom staff stayed in post, and Craig Gardner was given a role as player-coach.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
In response to the financial issues, Birmingham had agreed a business plan with the EFL. When they refused to sell top scorer Ché Adams in January 2019, considering that no offer received was enough to force their hand given that the player could neither be replaced nor loaned back because of the transfer restriction, the Times had suggested that such a refusal might constitute a further breach of the P&S rules. In May 2019, the club was duly charged with failure to adhere to their business plan.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
In March 2020, 14 months after the alleged breach, it was cleared; the EFL appealed, successfully, but the club received only a reprimand. The decision hinged on whether it was required merely to use its best endeavours to cut spending by a specified amount by the end of the January 2019 transfer window, or to make the cuts regardless of the effect on business efficiency.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, Background and pre-season
The home kit consisted of a royal blue shirt with navy sleeves, white stripes on the shoulders and yellow trim at the collar and cuffs, white shorts with blue stripes down the side seams, and navy socks with white trim at the turnover. The away kit was charcoal, with white stripes on the shoulders, the side seams of the shorts, and the sock turnovers. The team also used the 2018–19 yellow and blue colours as a change kit. The kits were supplied by Adidas and bore the logo of the club's new principal sponsor, Irish bookmaker BoyleSports.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
Pep Clotet's first competitive match as Birmingham City's head coach was away to Brentford on 3 August 2019. The team lined up in a 3–4–2–1 formation with Lee Camp in goal, Kristian Pedersen, Marc Roberts and newly appointed captain Harlee Dean in central defence, Maxime Colin and debutant Steve Seddon at wing back/wide midfielder, David Davis alongside Gary Gardner in central midfield, and Jacques Maghoma and new arrival Dan Crowley supporting centre forward Lukas Jutkiewicz.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
According to Sky Sports, "Blues were saved by a combination of the woodwork – which Brentford hit three times before the break – and keeper Lee Camp", and the only goal was scored by Pedersen, whose header from Seddon's cross "looped powerfully and perfectly" over the goalkeeper from outside the penalty area.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
Defensive midfielder Ivan Šunjić made a first start and attacking midfielder Fran Villalba made a lively debut at home to Bristol City. Both sides missed chances before Jutkiewicz scored with a powerful header from Roberts' chipped cross. Late in the game, the defence was caught out of position for the visitors' equaliser – last man Wes Harding apologised afterwards for his part in the proceedings. At Nottingham Forest, an unchanged starting eleven suffered Birmingham's first league defeat since March.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
After a bright start, they were unable to prevent Joe Lolley reacting quickly to a 15th-minute free kick and running through to score; the same player's run and cross set up Lewis Grabban's header seven minutes later, and Michael Dawson's second-half header completed a 3–0 win. Three days later, Birmingham made amends at home to Barnsley. Harding replaced the injured Colin, Seddon returned to the team, and Álvaro Giménez started alongside Jutkiewicz up front. After a low-key and defensively sound first hour, Jutkiewicz converted Harding's cross, Giménez chested down Seddon's through ball and lobbed the goalkeeper, and loanee winger Jefferson Montero made a lively 10-minute cameo on his debut.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
In the televised lunchtime visit to Swansea City, still goalless after an hour despite the hosts' domination, Birmingham conceded three in 12 second-half minutes. Montero, who was contractually unavailable to face his parent club, made his full debut at home to Stoke City; he lasted only half an hour before injury forced his replacement by Jude Bellingham, who had made his first Football League appearance as a late substitute at Swansea.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
A penalty should have been awarded when Danny Batth hauled Giménez back, forced him to the floor and kicked him in the face, and shortly after Dan Crowley replaced the ineffective Villalba, Stoke opened the scoring. Birmingham livened up, Jutkewicz outjumped Tommy Smith at the far post to equalise, and three minutes later, Bellingham's shot crept into the net via a generous deflection to win the match and make him Birmingham's youngest ever goalscorer at 16 years and 93 days.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
September began with the visit to Charlton Athletic unbeaten at home for nearly a year and managed by Birmingham's 2011 League Cup-winner Lee Bowyer. Bellingham scored the only goal of the game after a pinpoint pass from Kerim Mrabti. Towards the end, Bowyer's reaction to a time-wasting incident involving the coaching staff saw him sent off and Birmingham's bench receive a yellow card. An unchanged starting eleven struggled at home to Preston North End, who won the match with a first-half free kick that Camp pushed onto the post from which Sean Maguire tapped in the rebound.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, August–September
Derby County hosted Birmingham just days after two Derby players were charged with drink-driving following a car crash that left their captain badly injured. Derby took a two-goal lead, but within minutes Birmingham had equalised with goals from Gardner and Šunjić, the latter a "rasping rising 20-year shot which flew into the net" and won him the Championship Goal of the Month award. Former Birmingham loanee Krystian Bielik fouled Giménez for a penalty, Jutkiewicz missed it, and Derby secured the win with 15 minutes left.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
Loanee Jake Clarke-Salter made his first league appearance for Birmingham, in place of the injured Roberts away to newly promoted Wigan Athletic. Neither side looked like scoring until Camp let a shot from distance go underneath his body. At home to Middlesbrough, Birmingham had most of the play, but the only goal was Villalba's first for the club from the edge of the area.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
Both Gardner and Pedersen hit the woodwork, and former Birmingham goalkeeper Darren Randolph made what BBC Sport's reporter dubbed a "string of sublime saves", before, with three minutes of normal time remaining, a defensive error led to an equaliser. Two minutes later, the 19-year-old academy product Odin Bailey headed home Crowley's cross to confirm a first win after three consecutive defeats. Birmingham were the visitors as Leeds United celebrated their centenary: they were defensively sound until Colin allowed Jack Harrison to outpace him and cross for Kalvin Phillips to score.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
Incidents after the match both inside and outside the ground were described by a police spokesman as "the worst trouble we have seen at Elland Road for over a decade." At home to Blackburn Rovers, Colin headed home Crowley's cross for the only goal after half an hour; Birmingham again failed to convert chances but were able to hold on to their lead. October ended with a third consecutive home win, by two goals to one against Luton Town, that took Birmingham to 11th in the table, one point outside the play-off places; the goals both came from headers, Pedersen's on the stroke of half-time and Jutkiewicz from a corner after 82 minutes.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
Birmingham went through November without a win. Away to Cardiff City, Pedersen gave them an early lead but they failed to convert their first-half superiority into goals, Dean conceded a penalty for shirt-pulling which according to BBC Sport's reporter "was tough to spot", and the momentum changed. At 2–1, Cardiff had a player sent off, but they then increased their lead on the break, Dean was sent off in stoppage time, and the match ended 4–2.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
At home to Fulham, claims that Roberts had been fouled were to no avail when Camp dropped a cross at the feet of Aleksandar Mitrović. Backup goalkeeper Connal Trueman made his first appearance of the season and Jérémie Bela his first start in a better team performance at Huddersfield Town, in which Birmingham came back from a goal behind when Roberts' header was deflected in off Jutkiewicz's shoulder.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
Ahead of the visit to Garry Monk's new club, Sheffield Wednesday, the former Birmingham manager claimed he had made an "error of judgment" in working with Clotet, suggested he was untrustworthy, and refused the customary pre-match handshake. Starting instead of Jutkiewicz, Giménez opened the scoring from Bela's cross, but Wednesday equalised with ten minutes left. BBC Sport thought Birmingham "twice unlucky not to be awarded spot-kicks" as Millwall failed to retain a lead thanks to a combination of Clarke-Salter's header and Trueman's performance in goal.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, October–December
Making his first start, Josh McEachran contributed to a 3–2 win away to Reading in which Birmingham's former captain, Michael Morrison, opened the scoring with an own goal, and Bela scored with a 25-yard (23 m) free kick that was voted Birmingham's goal of the season before setting up Giménez' matchwinner. The rest of the year went winless and, but for Mrabti's penalty at Blackburn Rovers, pointless. Defensively poor against Queens Park Rangers and "half a yard off everything" against Hull City, Birmingham led second-placed West Bromwich Albion until substitute Charlie Austin scored two late goals, and came from behind to equalise three times against table-topping Leeds United before losing 5–4 to Wes Harding's 95th-minute own goal.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, January–March
Bottom-of-the-table Wigan Athletic celebrated the new year with their first away won of the season as, with two senior centre-backs injured, Clotet's selection of midfielder Gary Gardner as a makeshift central defender, in preference to Harding or the youngster Bajrami, backfired. A positional mix-up between Bellingham and Gardner led to Wigan's first goal, their second was his own goal, and the third came when Jutkiewicz's attempt at a headed clearance rebounded off a Wigan player.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, January–March
Away to Luton Town, who had replaced Wigan at the foot of the table, Clotet again made changes: Clarke-Salter was fit to play at centre-back and, despite a fine performance by Trueman against Wigan, Camp returned in goal, and in central midfield, Davis came in to partner Gardner, who scored the winning goal. At home to Cardiff City, with Roberts fit to replace the suspended Dean and Sunjic alongside Bellingham, who opened the scoring and came close to a second, but Cardiff equalised with a header from a corner.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, January–March
Jutkiewicz scored his tenth goal of the season at Middlesbrough before the hosts equalised, and Camp saved a penalty. Late in the game a collision between Bellingham and Marcus Tavernier left the latter on the ground; both teams played on, and Jutkiewicz appeared to score. However, with Middlesbrough staff on the field demanding play be stopped for treatment to their player, the referee blew his whistle before the ball crossed the line. In the subsequent melee, two staff members – one from each side – were sent off. Writing in the Sunday Times, Rod Liddle saw the incident as an example of the increasing trend for players, with the apparent support of their managerial staff, to "play possum" to provoke the referee into stopping an opposition attack for fear of missing a serious injury.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, January–March
On 29 January, Aston Villa recalled striker Scott Hogan from Stoke City, where he had scored little and fallen out of favour, and loaned him to Birmingham. Playing in partnership with Jutkiewicz, he was an immediate success. Visitors Nottingham Forest scored early, but when Pedersen conceded a penalty, Camp saved and initiated a Birmingham attack which ended with Hogan's close-range equaliser from Jutkiewicz's headed pass. Pedersen scored a late winner.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, January–March
At Bristol City, despite Roberts' careless back-pass gifting the hosts a first-minute lead, Hogan was available to tap in the rebound from Bela's shot, and Birmingham went on to win 3–1, and away at Barnsley, he missed a straightforward chance early in the game but scored a second-half winner. Hogan's dummy was instrumental in Jutkiewicz's goal in a draw at Brentford, and he scored a last-minute equaliser against Sheffield Wednesday from Jutkiewicz's header.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, January–March
A goalless draw at Millwall, in which Pedersen's volleyed strike was disallowed for pushing by Dean, was marred by reported racial abuse of Jérémie Bela by a spectator. February ended with a 2–2 draw away to Queens Park Rangers in which Bela injured a hamstring and Hogan's two goals took his record to six in seven league matches, which earned him the EFL Championship Player of the Month award.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Season suspended
Hogan scored again as Birmingham lost 3–1 at home to Reading on 7 March. Six days later, as an initial response to the coronavirus pandemic, professional football in England was suspended until 3 April at the earliest. Birmingham were reported to be the first Championship club to ask their higher-paid players to take wage deferrals over the coronavirus-affected period; some at least agreed.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Season suspended
At a meeting in May, Championship clubs confirmed their intention to finish the season if possible, and aimed to resume training on 25 May. On 31 May, the EFL announced a restart date of 20 June, "subject to the strict proviso that all safety requirements and government guidance is met". Matches would be played behind closed doors, would include drinks breaks, and teams could name nine substitutes and use five. Birmingham's squad was significantly reduced in size.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Season suspended
Of those whose contracts expired on 30 June, Camp, Hogan and Clarke-Salter extended their deals to cover the last nine games, while the rest, including first-team regulars Maghoma and Mrabti, did not. Fringe players returning from loans at clubs whose seasons had been ended early, although theoretically available for the parent club, were effectively unusable after the EFL clarified that they could only be used if a club could not otherwise field a full 20-man matchday squad even after under-23s, academy players and scholars had been included.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Season suspended
With two weeks to go before the restart, Birmingham announced that Clotet would be leaving at the end of the season to "explore other coaching opportunities", having, in his view, fulfilled his brief of improving the playing style, developing young and home-grown players, and still getting acceptable results within restrictive financial constraints.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Restart: the last nine matches
Birmingham resumed their season 16th in the table and eight points clear of the relegation places. Without the injured Pedersen, Roberts and Šunjić, Clotet said that the "last thing [he] wanted was an open game". His team complied, putting up a sound defensive display to secure a goalless draw away to West Bromwich Albion. Visitors Hull City scored two first-half goals before Bela replaced Kieftenbeld at half-time and Birmingham levelled the scores. Hull regained the lead when the defensive wall jumped over Herbie Kane's 20-yard (18 m) free kick, but Gardner's 88th-minute header from Bela's cross secured a draw.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Restart: the last nine matches
A 3–0 defeat at home to relegation rivals Huddersfield Town preceded a visit to Fulham, who were without star striker Aleksandar Mitrović, in which Bellingham might have had an early hat-trick and Camp put in an excellent performance to hold Fulham out until the fifth minute of stoppage time. Jutkiewicz scored after five minutes against Swansea City, but increasingly characteristic defensive frailty, particularly in home matches, led to a 3–1 loss, after which board and Clotet came to a mutual agreement to part ways immediately.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Restart: the last nine matches
With four matches left and four points above the relegation zone, professional development coach Steve Spooner and first-team coach Craig Gardner took caretaker charge. Jutkiewicz denied that the players had been adversely affected by knowing that Clotet would be leaving, and stated that they needed to take collective responsibility for what happened on the pitch.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Restart: the last nine matches
A defeat at Stoke City was mitigated by the confirmation that Wigan Athletic had entered administration and would, according to league rules, be deducted 12 points if they finished outside the relegation positions. Hogan missed an early penalty at home to fellow strugglers Charlton Athletic, who took the lead after an hour; Bellingham came off the bench, "lifted Blues with his energy and ingenuity", and crossed for Dean's blocked shot that was turned in by Jutkiewicz for a stoppage-time equaliser and a career-record 15th goal of the season.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Restart: the last nine matches
Yet another failure to defend set pieces led to a 2–0 defeat away to Preston North End, which left Birmingham facing the last match of the season, at home to Derby County, unlikely to go down but still not mathematically safe. Before that match, Bellingham's transfer to Borussia Dortmund, for a Birmingham club-record fee understood by Sky Sports to be an initial £25 million – making him the most expensive 17-year-old in history – plus "several million more" dependent on performance-related criteria, was confirmed. He was allowed to play, and despite Birmingham conceding three goals at home for the sixth time in seven matches, the defeat was not enough to relegate them.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Championship, Match results
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2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, FA Cup
As with all teams in the top two division, Birmingham entered the FA Cup in the third round. They were drawn to play at home to Championship club Blackburn Rovers. Clotet made seven changes from the previous league match, with Camp, Clarke-Salter, Davis, Maghoma, Crowley, Montero and Giménez replacing Trueman, Jutkiewicz, Bellingham, Bela, McEachran, Mrabti and Šunjić in the starting eleven. Crowley gave Birmingham an early lead with an individual effort, but Blackburn came back into the match and, afer an hour, Šunjić came on for Gary Gardner to solidify the defence.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, FA Cup
Within two minutes, he fouled Sam Gallagher for a penalty and was sent off. Birmingham were obliged to use their last substitute when Harding came on for the tiring Clarke-Salter, and were in danger of being overrun when Maghoma's run played in Bela whose 90th-minute shot was diverted low into the far corner to give his team a 2–1 win.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, FA Cup
In the fourth round, Birmingham were drawn away to the winners of a replay between League One clubs Bristol Rovers and Coventry City. Coventry, who were without their own ground for the 2019–20 season and had entered into a ground-sharing agreement with Birmingham, won the replay, so Birmingham faced the prospect of using the away dressing-room and with their supporters in the away end, while their tenants benefited from the home team's facilities.


2019–20 Birmingham City F.C. season, EFL Cup
Birmingham were drawn to play away to League One club Portsmouth in the first round. Clotet chose to make nine changes from the team that started the opening league match, and the resulting eleven included four debutants: Jake Clarke-Salter and Geraldo Bajrami in defence, and Agus Medina and Jude Bellingham in midfield. All but five of the matchday squad had come through Birmingham's youth system. Bellingham became Birmingham City's youngest ever first-team player at the age of 16 years, 38 days, beating the record of 16 years 139 days set by Trevor Francis in 1970. After a lively start, Portsmouth's strength and experience brough two first-half goals, and the third followed soon after half-time. Another two academy products, midfielders Odin Bailey and Caolan Boyd-Munce, made their debuts in the second half.


2019–20 Birmingham City W.F.C. season
The 2019–20 Birmingham City W.F.C. season was the club's 52nd season in existence and their ninth in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, having been founding members of the league in 2011. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.


2019–20 Birmingham City W.F.C. season
On 13 March 2020, in line with the FA's response to the coronavirus pandemic, it was announced the season was temporarily suspended until at least 3 April 2020. After further postponements, the season was ultimately ended prematurely on 25 May 2020 with immediate effect. Birmingham sat in 11th at the time and retained their position on sporting merit after The FA Board's decision to award places on a points-per-game basis.


2019–20 Birmingham City W.F.C. season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2019–20 Birmingham City W.F.C. season, Women's FA Cup
As a member of the top two tiers, Birmingham entered the FA Cup in the fourth round. The round was played on 26 January 2020 with Birmingham beating Championship side Sheffield United. Former Sunderland player Lucy Staniforth scored the only goal against the third-tier team before being sent off against her old club in a fifth round victory, setting up an all-WSL tie against Brighton & Hove Albion in the quarter-finals. However, the match was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic before the season was ultimately curtailed. On 24 July 2020 it was announced the 2019–20 FA Cup would resume play during the 2020–21 season starting with the quarter-final ties rescheduled for the weekend of 26/27 September 2020.


2019–20 Birmingham City W.F.C. season, Squad statistics, Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season
The 2019–20 season was Blackburn Rovers' 132nd season as a professional football club and it participated in the Championship for a second consecutive season. Along with competing in the Championship, the club also participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, May
On 11 May, Rovers announced that young defender Matthew Platt had signed a new one-year contract with the club until the summer of 2020.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, May
On 14 May, Rovers reached decisions regarding players whose contracts are due to expire on 30 June.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, May
Goalkeeper Jayson Leutwiler has been informed that the option to extend his registration by a further year to June 2020 has been taken up by the club.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, May
Discussions are currently taking place with Craig Conway, Jack Rodwell and Ben Gladwin regarding the possibility of extending their stays at Ewood Park.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, May
Paul Downing, Jack Doyle, Lewis Mansell, Charlie Albinson, George Wilson (scholar) and Kyle Connell (scholar) will not be retained by the club upon the expiration of their current contracts at the end of next month.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, May
On 25 May, Craig Conway announced via his Twitter account  that he would be departing the club at the end of his current contract, bringing an end to his 5 & half year stay at the club.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, June
On 13 June, Partick Thistle announced Lewis Mansell will join the club on 1 July when his Rovers contract ends, Mansell had previously been on loan at the club.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, June
On 21 June, Rovers announced their first signing of the summer, midfielder Stuart Downing will join the club on 1 July when his Middlesbrough contract ends, he's signed a 12-month contract until 2020. On the same day, Portsmouth announced Paul Downing will join the club on 1 July when his Rovers contract ends.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, June
On 30 June 2019 Jack Rodwell and Ben Gladwin's contracts expired without any agreement on new contracts. As such they are free agents.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 1 July, Rovers announced the signing of 19 year old goalkeeper Joe Hilton following his release from Everton on a 2-year deal, he'll initially link up with the u23s.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 2 July, Rovers announced under 23s head coach Damien Johnson has been promoted to the role of first team technical coach and head of player development.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 5 July, Rovers announced the signing of midfielder Bradley Johnson from Derby County on a free transfer, he's signed a 2-year deal.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 6 July, Rovers announced that goalkeeper David Raya had joined Brentford for an undisclosed fee. It was also revealed that Charlie Adam had been training with the club and he featured for Rovers in the second half of the friendly match against Barrow. Derby County midfielder Jacob Butterfield was also revealed to be training with the club.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 9 July, Rovers announced the signing of young midfielder Tom White from Gateshead on a 2-year deal, he will initially link up with the u23s.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 13 July, Rovers announced the signing of Southampton striker Sam Gallagher for an undisclosed fee, on a four-year-deal. Also Southport announced the signing of goalkeeper Charlie Albinson following his release from Rovers.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 22 July, Rovers announced that midfielder Lewis Travis had signed a new 4-year contract until 2023, with the option of a further 12 months.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 23 July, Rovers announced that goalkeeper Christian Walton had joined on loan until the end of the season from Brighton & Hove Albion.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 26 July, Rovers announced that defender Scott Wharton had signed a new deal until 2022 & joined Northampton Town on loan until the end of the season.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 29 July, it was announced that Under-13 lead coach George Boateng had joined Aston Villa to take up a position as Under-18 lead coach.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, July
On 31 July, Rovers announced that defender Tosin Adarabioyo had joined on loan until the end of the season from Manchester City.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 1 August Southport announced the signing of defender Jack Doyle following his release from Rovers. Rovers also announced striker Joe Nuttall had joined Blackpool for undisclosed fee.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 8 August Rovers announced that defender Tyler Magloire had joined Rochdale on loan until the end of the season, Rovers also announced defender Greg Cunningham had joined on loan from Cardiff City until the end of the season.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 9 August Rovers announced that defender Charlie Mulgrew had joined Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the season.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 19 August Rovers announced under 18s head coach Billy Barr had been promoted to head coach of the under 23s & Mike Sheron has agreed to take over as the new under 18s lead coach, having spent several seasons as professional development phase assistant coach at the club.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 23 August Rovers announced goalkeeper Andy Fisher had joined Northampton Town on loan until 1January 2020.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, August
On 30 August Rovers announced that defender Matthew Platt had joined Barrow on loan until the end of the season,


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, September
On 13 September Rovers announced young defender Andy Jackson had joined Clitheroe on a months loan.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, September
On 19 September Rovers announced the signing of attacking midfielder Lewis Holtby following his release from Hamburg on 2-year deal.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, October
On 4 October Rovers announced young forward Jack Vale had signed a long-term contract at the club until 2023.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Summer activity, November
On 15 November Rovers announced that defender Tom White had joined Barrow on loan until January.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 2 January Rovers announced midfielder Ben Gladwin & defender Andy Jackson had been released.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 10 January Milton Keynes Dons announced the signing of Ben Gladwin following his release from Rovers.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 13 January Rovers announced midfielder Tom White had extended his loan at Barrow until the end of the season, Rovers also announced young defender Isaac Whitehall had signed a long-term contract at the club until 2022.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 15 January Rovers announced defender Charlie Mulgrew had returned to the club from a loan spell at Wigan Athletic at the players request.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 17 January Rovers announced defender Greg Cunningham had returned to parent club Cardiff City, Rovers also announced defender Sam Hart had joined Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 29 January Rovers announced defender Tyler Magloire had been recalled from his loan from Rochdale.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, January
On 31 January Rovers announced goalkeeper Andy Fisher had joined Milton Keynes Dons on loan until the end of the season.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, February
On 1 February Rovers signed winger D'Margio Wright-Phillips on a youth loan from Manchester City until the end of the season, he is the son of Shaun Wright-Phillips.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, March
On 5 March Rovers announced young striker Jack Vale had joined Barrow on loan until the end of the season, Rovers also announced young left back Lewis Thompson had joined AFC Fylde on loan until the end of the season.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, March
On 13 March The EFL announced the season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Also Rovers announced young defender Jake Garrett had signed his 1st professional contract at the club until 2022.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, June
On 9 June Rovers announced young central defender Hayden Carter & young left back Lewis Thompson had signed new contracts, Carter signed a 2 year contract until 2022 & Thompson signed a 1 year contract until 2021. Rovers also announced fellow academy graduates Jack Evans & Charley Doyle will not be retained by the club when their contracts expire at the end of the month.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, June
On 15 June Rovers announced Scott Wharton will remain on loan at Northampton Town to play in the League Two playoffs.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, June
On 19 June Rovers announced Christian Walton will remain on loan until the end of the extended season.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, June
On 24 June Rovers announced their retained list Danny Graham, Stewart Downing, Dominic Samuel, Jayson Leutwiler, Richie Smallwood & Sam Hart have all signed contract extensions until the end of the current extended season & discussions will be held regarding their future at the club beyond the season.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, June
From the development squad Rovers took the option to extend Matthew Platt contract by 12 months until 2021, whilst Brad Lyons & Ben Paton have both been offered new contracts, Jordan Eastham has signed a contract till 2022 while Sam Burns, Dan Pike, Jalil Saadi, Sam Durrant & James Connelly have signed contracts until 2021. Luke Brennan & Flavien Enzo Boyomo have been offered professional contracts but have yet to sign. Chanka Zimba, Jack Evans & Charley Doyle will not be retained by the club while D'Margio Wright-Phillips has returned to parent club Manchester City.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, June
On 29 June Rovers announced Tosin Adarabioyo will remain on loan until the end of the extended season.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, July
On 21 July Rovers announced Adam Armstrong's goal against Cardiff City had been voted goal of the season.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, July
On 22 July Rovers announced Adam Armstrong had been voted player of the season.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Winter activity, July
On 23 July Rovers announced John Buckley had won young player of the year & Lewis Travis had won the Peter Jackson man of the match award.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Pre-season and friendlies, Pre-season
Blackburn Rovers announced six pre-season friendlies against National League North's Barrow, EFL League One's Rochdale, newly promoted side Bury, and Blackpool, EFL League Two's Mansfield Town, and Scottish Premiership side Rangers.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Championship season, Matchday
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 20 June. The second round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first round matches.


2019–20 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season, Transfers, Summer, Trial period with club
Total incoming: +/- ~£ 0 *(£3 million figure suggested for Raya transfer)


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season
The 2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season was the club's 111th season in the English Football League and their third-consecutive season in League One, the third tier of the Football League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. Blackpool finished a curtailed season in 13th place.


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season
Along with competing in League One, the club were also participants in three cup competitions. They were knocked out of the FA Cup in the third round by Reading, after a replay; they were eliminated from the EFL Cup in the first round by Macclesfield Town; and they were knocked out of the EFL Trophy in the second round by Scunthorpe United.


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season
Terry McPhillips resigned as manager on 5 July after one season in charge. He was succeeded by Simon Grayson, who returned to the club after leaving them for Leeds United in 2008. Grayson was sacked on 12 February after a string of defeats. Neil Critchley was appointed as his successor on 2 March.


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Eight players were released at the end of the 2018–19 campaign: defender Donervon Daniels; midfielders John O'Sullivan, Finlay Sinclair-Smith and Chris Taylor; and forwards Max Clayton, Mark Cullen and Chris Long. Forward Scott Quigley joined Barrow on a free transfer.


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Simon Sadler was announced as Blackpool's new owner on 13 June, ending a 32-year reign of the Oyston family.


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Prior to Terry McPhillips' departure on 5 July, Blackpool agreed moves for five players, all from free agency. The first arrival was 27-year-old former Solihull Moors striker Adi Yussuf. (Yussuf returned to Solihull on loan in September without making an appearance for Blackpool.) Central defender Ryan Edwards, 25, left Plymouth Argyle at the end of the 2018–19 season after turning down a new contract. Irish midfielder, 28-year-old Jamie Devitt, put pen to paper after rejecting a contract renewal from Carlisle United. (Devitt was loaned out to Gary Bowyer's Bradford City on 23 August.) Fellow midfielder Ben Tollitt joined the following day. The 24-year-old had been released by Tranmere Rovers. (Tollitt was loaned out to Wrexham on 23 August.) Into July, 23-year-old former Crystal Palace midfielder Sullay Kaikai terminated his contract with NAC Breda to move to Bloomfield Road.


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Simon Grayson's first bit of business was bringing in 22-year-old Scottish striker Ryan Hardie from Rangers for an undisclosed fee. The following week, Hardie was joined by his former Rangers teammate, goalkeeper Jak Alnwick, on a year-long loan. That meant Blackpool had five goalkeepers in their squad, until Myles Boney departed on loan to South Shields on 25 July. Left-back James Husband joined on loan from Norwich City on 26 July, again on a year-long term.


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Left-back Marc Bola left to join Middlesbrough on 28 July for an undisclosed fee, but returned on-loan in January until the end of the season. He was Blackpool's Player of the Year for 2018–19.


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
Two days before the season kick-off, Belgian centre-back Rocky Bushiri joined on loan from Nottingham Forest. Striker Joe Nuttall also signed, for an undisclosed fee, from Blackburn.


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season
On the eve of the campaign, Blackpool had a squad of 28 players. The depth in positions: four goalkeepers, seven defenders, nine midfielders and eight forwards.


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season, Results
Blackpool's opening pre-season friendly was at Dundee on 9 July. The hosts won the game by a single goal.


2019–20 Blackpool F.C. season, Pre-season, Results
A week later, Blackpool faced local side AFC Fylde at Mill Farm. They won 2–0, with goals from Nathan Delfouneso and a debut strike from Adi Yussuf.